There's a new challenge over at Our Creative Corner this week.
We are to make a card with ten of something on it. I decided to add ten buttons
to my card! I just returned from my husband's convention. The soap in our room
came wrapped in this satiny, waxy paper and was boxed in corrugated cardboard.
It occurred to me that these components would work well in card making. I
stamped the gentlemen from the French Flight plate
by Artistic Outpost onto the wax paper with Black StazOn Ink. More images from
the same plate were stamped onto the Kraft card base with more Black StazOn Ink
and Barn Door Distress Ink. The buttons are tied with burlap string, which I
acquired from the Funkie Junkie Boutique. I'll be submitting this card to the
Sunday Share at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog as well. Thanks so much for
stopping by. Best wishes, Yvonne
Hello! I am sharing a post today for the current Bloggers Challenge with a theme of Masculine Cards. I felt like creating a clean and simple card in black and white with touches of red. The images are by Artistic Outpost and were stamped with Black StazOn ink onto Ranger Specialty Paper. Embellishments include red and white ribbon, red photo corners and repurposed buttons. Thanks for dropping by! Yvonne
Greetings! It is hard to believe another fortnight has rolled around, and here we are with a new challenge at Fashionable Stamping Challenge. This time around, our challenge is to make a project with a theme around "Nature." Now you could go one of many directions: Butterflies, flowers, trees, mushrooms and on and on! I chose birds, on of my absolute favorites. I began by layering a background panel to my card base. The panel was monoprinted using a GelliArts plate. The fern-like stamps on the panel are from Hero Arts. The rest of the images are from Artistic Outpost and were stamped with Black StazOn ink onto Ranger Specialty Paper. This was the first time I ever used the Specialty Paper and I was very happy with the results. The images are very crisp and detailed. The images were colored with Distress Markers and the edges were distressed with Old Paper Distress Ink. The vintage button and liquid pearls were from my stash. The white jute and black burlap string are from the Funkie Junkie Boutique. My Design Team Sisters have once again come up with spectacular inspiration pieces for your enjoyment. I hope you will pop on over and take a look, leave them so love and then submit an inspiring piece of your own! Please remember that Digis are not permitted, as we are a stamping challenge. Thanks so much for dropping by! Best wishes, Yvonne
I am sharing a card this evening that I created for a rather new to me challenge over at Our Creative Corner. They have an amazing Design Team with a huge spectrum of styles, and some unique challenges. For their newest, the host: Linda Coughlin called it easy peasy, and I must agree. The challenge is simply to include a button and burlap or a button and a bow on your creation. My card includes a designer paper background panel. I am trying to move away from premade panels, but this one was just too beautiful to overlook. The stamped image by Crafty Individuals was stamped onto muslin and the edges were frayed. (Another first for me, stamping on fabric!) I found this reel of gorgeous, vintage turquoise seam binding at an old sewing factory and used it for my bow. The button is also vintage and sits atop two gold skeleton leaves. The snippet of lace is from the Funkie Junkie Boutique as are the Chit Chat Stickers. The golden Butterfly is from Martha Stewart. Thanks so much for dropping by today. Best wishes, Yvonne
Hello! Sharing a card with you today that I created for several challenges. The colors of the card are based on the photograph directly above of a parrot as part of the challenge over at Frilly and Funkie. I immediately thought of the new Seasonal Distress Inks in Peacock and Squeezed Lemonade! My card is also for the challenge over at Our Creative Corner where we are asked to create a card using a Technique by Tim Holtz. I chose the technique of spritzing and flicking water onto Distress Inks. The stamp images are by Crafty Individuals and the white crepe paper and paper lace are from the Funkie Junkie Boutique. Thanks for dropping by today. Best wishes, Yvonne
Greetings everyone, and especially to my new followers. Sharing a card today I made for the current challenge at Bloggers Challenge. This week, we have a theme of "Anniversary." I chose this cute couple and sentiment by Art Declassified. The woman's dress was tinted with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The sentiment edges were also distressed with more DI. The chipboard florishes were painted with Picket Fence Crackle Paint and then distressed with even more DI and then dotted with Liquid Pearls. The ribbons by Maya Road were from the box I received recently from Gabrielle. I thought it was fitting that the ribbon was named "Bliss" and I used it for an Anniversary card. Thanks for dropping by today! Yvonne
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I recently met Gabrielle online and shortly thereafter was fortunate to win blog candy she was giving away to celebrate HER birthday! This is my first ever blog candy win, so I was pretty excited. Her parcel made its way across the ocean today to my home and I just had to share with you all the delightful goodness that was packed inside. The wheels are already turning for many of the items enclosed and I am so moved by Gabrielle's generosity to do a giveaway on a day when one normally is the recipient of gifts. If you are not familiar with Gabrielle's work, please drop by and visit her blog. Hoping today is filled with happiness for each of you.
